The Lee-Enfield is a series of bolt-action rifles and carbines that were designed by Scottish-born gun designer James Paris Lee (1831-1904) and the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock, Great Britain; to replace the Lee-Metford series bolt-action rifles and carbines (a series of bolt-action rifles and carbines that were designed by James Paris Lee and William Ellis Metford) when the British armed forces adopted smokeless gun powder in the late 19th century. The Lee-Enfield series of bolt-action rifles and carbines saw extensive service with the armed forces of Great Britain and the nations, colonies, and dominion states of the British Empire/British Commonwealth from 1895, until the rifles were replaced from frontline military service in 1957 by the British version of the FN FALrifle, the L1A1 Self Loading Rifle.

Specifications

• Weight: ~4 kg (8.8 lb) depending on wood density
• Length: 1,130 mm (44.5 in)
• Barrel length: 635 mm (25 in)
• Cartridge: .303 Mk VII SAA Ball
• Action: Bolt-action
• Muzzle velocity: 744 m/s (2,441 ft/s)
• Effective range: 550 yards (503 m)[2]
• Maximum range: 2,000 yd (1,829 m)
• Feed system: 10-round magazine, loaded with 5-round charger clips
• Sights: Sliding ramp rear sights, Fixed-post front sights, "Dial" long-range volley sights (deleted on MkIII* and later); Telescopic sights on Sniper models
• Rate of fire: between 15 to 30 rounds/minute